rcprince
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| SACD Players Having not heard the latest Sony offerings, I can't comment on their sound, although Simon appears to be an excellent listener from his posts and I would tend to give his opinions respect. I don't think Sony is missing anything; I think for once t... | |
| Must -have SACD's The Bruno Walter Beethoven 6 and Brahms 4 on Sony are quite good, even for old master tapes. There are two nice chamber music recordings, one on Hyperion with the Floristan(sp) Trio doing Debussy and (I think) Ravel piano trios, a Tony Faulkner re... | |
| Best sounding CD of Brass? Reference Recordings' Big Band Basie has excellent brass sound and excellent overall sound as well. | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Tubegroover, your excellent post is probably the best explanation of why, despite having heard many solid-state and tube hybrid amps in my system "outperform" my Jadis JA80s in most respects, I still prefer to listen to my music (primarily classic... | |
| Cheap SACD Player or wait for DVD Audio? Simontju: Jerry Ozment modified my 777ES by adding his tubed output stage, and as modified it is a superb player, comparable with the best out there. The digital side of these players seems to be where Sony spent the bulk of its time and money; th... | |
| Best Bach Toccatta and Fugue in D Minor Avguygeorge, is that Michael MURRAY on the old Telarc D to D? You're right, it is a good recording. I'm sure he's also recorded it on CD for Telarc. Murray is the perfect organist for direct to disc because he never makes a mistake. However, I gue... | |
| Best Bach Toccatta and Fugue in D Minor There are many better versions, but for low bass oomph and colorful (and I do mean colorful) registrations, the Virgil Fox recording The Fox Touch, Vol. 1 (on direct to disc Crystal Clear vinyl) or on the Bainbridge CD may fill the bill. I always ... | |
| Where to get mods for Sony 777SACD I had mine modified by Jerry Ozment of Audio Logic, but he was unsure of whether he was going to continue with the mods because of what they would cost him and therefore what he'd have to charge, given his uncertainty as to the future of the mediu... | |
| PS Audio PP300 works great, but...... I have not had the experience you report with my P300. Not sure this will help, but try plugging the BAT into the wall and only the digital components into the P300. I have found benefits from isolating your digital source components from the rest... | |
| The best Cdp that have volume control I hesitate to get involved in this thread, but the post above on the Wadia reminded me that, if I'm not mistaken, the initial review on the Wadia spoke of how the volume control on the Wadia was in the digital domain, and that by using the volume ... | |
| RIAA Curve on LPs same for CDs? Both of the above are correct and pretty much answer your question. The RIAA equalization is built into a phono stage, which, along with added gain, is why you run your turntable into a phono stage and not a line stage. Since you don't need that e... | |
| Ancient Cable Experts Please Help. Richard's and Redkiwi's thoughts are the same as mine. I had the old M-1000 interconnect, and after a few years the sound had degraded because of breakdown in the solder they used and oxidation in that area. This problem may have been limited to t... | |
| Source For 6DJ8 etc Dkuipers is right, that's why it's so important to deal with someone who knows what the real things are. Many thanks to Rayhall and Albert for the additional sources for my tube-buying habit. And Redkiwi, Andy has been able to supply me with some ... | |
| My first tube amp! HELP PLEASE! VTL has a nice integrated, the IT85, although I don't know the price, which may be more than your budget unless you can find one used. | |
| Source For 6DJ8 etc You can try Andy Bouwman of Vintage Tube Services, 616-454-3467, www.vintagetubeservices.com. Andy's prices are not cheap, but he supplies the real thing, tests everything he sells and knows tubes; very honest too. I have some of the Amperexes you... |